Redhead (1959 Original Broadway Cast)

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Music reviews of Redhead (1959 Original Broadway Cast)

Music Review: Commendable Memorial to Gwen Verdon, but . . .
Rating: 3 Stars

Previous reviewers have called the score "beguiling" or listed the "gems." Frankly, I find most of the songs either derivative or exceptionally dull. The scores for both GOLDILOCKS and FLOWER DRUM SONG, also from 1959, are far superior. I would have preferred a reissue of NEW GIRL IN TOWN from 1958 which also won Tonys for Best Musical and for Best Actress (Verdon), as well as best featured actress, the wonderful Thelma Ritter. Bob Merrill wrote an excellent score that contains nemerous "gems". Perhaps Fynsworth Alley or DRG will get around to bringing back this show, one of the many shamelessly deleted by RCA.

Amazon lists Varese as the reissuing company, but it fact it was remastered and released by Fynsworth Alley. Their website is currently undergoing reconstruction, so keep checking them out. It's the only available outlet for Marc Blitzstein's JUNO, a superb score featureing Shirley Booth and Melvyn Douglas. BUY IT!!

All said, REDHEAD is an important show and worthy of this fine reissue. It's an important document of both Gwen Verdon and Richard Kiley and the heady days of the book musical. May Vernon's and Fosse's stars shine brightly forever.

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